application development

Google App Maker Makes Citizen Coding Easier

Nate Swanner, 

December 1, 2016

Citizen coding is a hot-button topic, but studies show that the practice has its advantages. Once left to businesses with proprietary infrastructure, this sort of ‘layman’ …

Data Shows Women, Men Equal In Coding Challenges

Nate Swanner, 

October 24, 2016

CodeFights, a coding challenge and recruitment website for developers, has some interesting insights on how developers like to work. They also have some compelling data on which …

App Shortcuts Will Redefine App Experience

Nate Swanner, 

October 19, 2016

The old developer model is dying, and you can thank the evolution of mobile UX for it. Formerly a race to get people downloading and opening apps, …

Tim Cook Cements Apple’s AI Intent

Nate Swanner, 

October 18, 2016

Apple is going all-in on artificial intelligence (AI). As it continues to work on Siri, its voice-activated digital assistant, a new interview with Apple CEO Tim …

Study Shows Most Users Flee New Apps Immediately

Nate Swanner, 

October 7, 2016

Creating an app is one thing, but keeping users engaged is a completely different beast. While few developers will ever enjoy the massive success of Pokemon …

Pinterest API Open to Developers

Dice Staff, 

May 4, 2015

It seems as if every popular website and app is no longer content to simply play out its creators’ original intent—now everything is a development platform. …

Five Signs You Should Be a Low-Code Developer

Dice Guest, 

March 25, 2015

By Johan den Haan The demand for custom software has never been higher. There is an app for managing nearly every aspect of our lives, personally …

You’ve Built Your App. Here’s How You Market It

Nick Kolakowski, 

October 28, 2014

It takes blood, sweat, and tears—or at least a whole lot of programming knowledge, late nights, and energy drinks—to build a good mobile app. With all …

Here’s Why Apple Rejected Your iOS App

David Bolton, 

October 27, 2014

After six years, do you think the number of submissions to the App Store has stayed level, climbed, or fallen? As demonstrated by this chart of …

Is Apple’s Swift Worth Your Development Time?

Don Reisinger, 

October 6, 2014

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, Apple surprised many developers when it announced Swift, a new programming language for iOS and OS X. For …